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As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Milwaukee Brewers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Brewers won the National League Central, but were bounced by the New York Mets in three games in the Wild Card round.  There were two new entrants and a few notable player movements.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Robin Yount

2. Paul Molitor

3. Ryan Braun

4. Cecil Cooper

5. Teddy Higuera

You can find the entire list here. 

Former MVP Christian Yelich advanced one spot to #6.

Pitcher Brandon Woodruff held at #20.

Infielder Willy Adames and Pitcher Devin Williams enter at #40 and #41 respectively. 

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

In what was considered a minor surprise, the Tampa Bay Rays traded Willy Adames to Milwaukee early in the 2021 Season and immediately shifted the culture of the Brewers' clubhouse.

After arriving from Tampa Bay, Adames soared in production, batting .285 with 20 home runs in 99 games for the Brewers. He demonstrated expert shortstop skills and energized Milwaukee to an NL Central title. In 2022, he hit 31 home runs, the most by a Brewers shortstop in a season at that time.

In his last year in Milwaukee, he produced a career-defining performance, hitting 32 home runs and driving in a career-high 112 RBI. He finished tenth in MVP voting and became only the fourth player in franchise history to achieve a 30 HR and 20 SB season.

Adames signed a massive seven-year, $182 million contract with the San Francisco Giants after the 2024 season.  In Milwaukee, Adames compiled 107 home runs, 348 RBI, and a .244 batting average.

Initially signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit in 2012, Willy Adames was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays in a significant trade deadline transaction in 2014, prior to making his presence felt in the major leagues. By the time he was formally promoted to St. Petersburg in 2018, it was evident that the franchise had obtained a robust defensive cornerstone.

Adames expeditiously demonstrated his value by compiling an impressive 85-game debut season before ascending to an elite level during his initial full season in 2019. That summer, Adames positioned himself as an exceptional defender on the field, demonstrating effortless range and a strong arm at the shortstop position. He led all American League shortstops with 14 Total Zone runs and was ranked fifth in defensive bWAR. Beyond his defensive prowess, he also exhibited offensive ability by hitting 20 home runs and achieving 135 hits during the season.

His contagious enthusiasm and decisive instincts rapidly established him as a favored figure within the clubhouse, a presence that was instrumental during the abbreviated 2020 season. Adames occupied the central position on the field throughout October, functioning as a crucial catalyst for a Rays team that advanced through the American League bracket to secure the pennant and reach the World Series.

Nevertheless, the Rays' front office is widely recognized for its pragmatic approach to managing their depth charts. Early in the 2021 season, as top prospect Wander Franco was swiftly advancing through the higher levels of minor league baseball, Tampa Bay seized the opportunity presented by Adames' rapidly increasing value by trading him to the Milwaukee Brewers. This was a quintessential example of a proactive strategic move; however, his subsequent offensive surge in the National League prompted many to question whether the front office had parted with him prematurely.

He recorded 289 hits, 43 home runs, 124 RBIs, and a .262/.329/429 slash line.